Colbert mocks and endorses celebrities on Twitter strike

By
Lisa de Moraes

If you are late night super-cynic Stephen Colbert, how do you mock self-indulgent gazillionaire celebrities like Kim Kardashian, Lady Gaga, and Justin Timberlake -- who have refused to tweet another word until their fans cough up $1 million for AIDS research -- while endorsing the campaign at the same time? See Stephen work hard to have it both ways (segment starts at 5:40):

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